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Following the demise of the Collingwood Magpies, speculation circled as to who would be awarded the eighth license for the 2024 Super Netball season and beyond. Submissions for the new license closed on 20 June 2023, with as many as six initial bids being whittled down to two by the closing date, according to media reports.{{Cite news |last=Carter |first=Brittany |date=2023-07-21 |title=Craig Hutchison wins bid for eighth Super Netball team |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-21/super-netball-announce-eighth-licence-to-replace-collingwood/102630300 |access-date=2023-07-21}}

On 21 July 2023, the league announced that the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG), led by chief executive Craig Hutchison, was awarded the license for a team to be based in south-east Melbourne. As part of the licensing agreement, Netball Australia will operate the team for the rest of 2023 before transitioning to SEG for 2024 and beyond.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-21 |title=Eighth Licence Awarded |url=https://supernetball.com.au/news/eighth-licence-awarded |access-date=2023-07-21 |website=Super Netball |language=en}} ABC News reported that the SEG bid was preferred by broadcasters Fox Netball over the alternate bid put forward by Netball Victoria, which suggested a regional team 'floating' between Geelong, Bendigo or Ballarat.

On 2 August 2023, decorated English netball coach Tracey Neville was announced as the inaugural head coach of the then-unnamed Mavericks.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-02 |title=Decorated coach to lead newest team |url=https://supernetball.com.au/news/decorated-coach-lead-newest-team |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Super Netball |language=en}}

In their debut season, Neville guided Mavericks to a fifth place finish, just missing out on the finals on goal average.{{Cite web |title=2024 season review: Mavericks |url=https://netball.com.au/news/2024-season-review-mavericks |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=netball.com.au |language=en}} This was despite Lauren Moore and Sasha Glasgow suffering season ending injuries before round one.{{Cite web |title=Mavericks on managing their emotions |url=https://netball.com.au/news/mavericks-managing-their-emotions |access-date=2025-05-05 |website=netball.com.au |language=en}}

The Mavericks played one home game each season in 2024 and 2025 at the Derwent Entertainment Centre in Hobart, Tasmania.{{cite news|url=https://www.themercury.com.au/sport/netball-tasmania-lock-in-deal-to-bring-melbourne-mavericks-for-ssn-games/news-story/9001eb2b7f4e9442da9f844972aaa500|title=Netball Tasmania lock in deal to bring Melbourne Mavericks for SSN games|publisher=The Mercury|date=13 March 2024|access-date=3 July 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://melbournemavericks.com/news/tassie-remains-happy-hunting-ground-mavs|title=Tassie remains happy hunting ground for Mavs|publisher=Melbourne Mavericks|date=18 May 2025|access-date=3 July 2025}}

The team was initially announced as being representative of 'south-east Melbourne' without a specific location named. In October 2023, SEG confirmed that the club's administration and training base would be located at the Waverley Netball Centre in Glen Waverley, Victoria.{{Cite web |date=2023-10-20 |title=Mavericks confirm new home at Waverley Netball Centre |url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/10/20/mavericks-confirm-new-home-at-waverley-netball-centre |access-date=2023-11-02 |website=Sports Entertainment Network |language=en}}

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The identity of the Mavericks was officially announced by netball operations general manager Shae Bolton-Brown on 20 September 2023, with the club's name, logo and primary colours—sky blue, 'pacific cyan' and sapphire—revealed after months of speculation.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-20 |title=SEN unveils the Melbourne Mavericks - a game-changing new netball brand |url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/09/20/sen-unveils-the-melbourne-mavericks-a-game-changing-new-netball-brand |access-date=2023-09-20 |website=Sports Entertainment Network |language=en}}

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{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Kim Brown|pos=GD, GK|dob={{birth date and age|1998|02|27|df=yes}} |height=1.85}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=ENG |name=Eleanor Cardwell|pos=GS, GA|dob={{birth date and age|1994|11|11|df=yes}} |height=1.86}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Tayla Fraser|pos=C, WD, WA|dob={{birth date and age|1999|06|13|df=yes}}|height=1.72}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=ENG |name=Sasha Glasgow|pos=GA, GS|dob={{birth date and age|1998|07|19|df=yes}} |height=1.87}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Jessie Grenvold|pos=GD, GK|dob={{birth date and age|2003|04|26|df=yes}} |height=1.85}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=JAM |name=Shimona Jok|pos=GS|dob={{birth date and age|1998|12|01|df=yes}} |height=1.95}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Molly Jovic|pos=C, WA|dob={{birth date and age|1995|10|07|df=yes}} |height=1.71}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Olivia Lewis|pos=GK, GD|dob={{birth date and age|1999|04|29|df=yes}}|height=1.84}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Maisie Nankivell|pos=C, WD, WA|dob={{birth date and age|1999|09|29|df=yes}} |height=1.76}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Lauren Parkinson|pos=GD, GK, WD|dob={{birth date and age|1998|01|30|df=yes}}|height=1.84}}

{{ANZC roster player |nat=AUS |name=Amy Parmenter|pos=WD, C|dob={{birth date and age|1997|08|01|df=yes}}|height=1.76|capt=yes}}

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| head_coach = Tracey Neville

| asst_coach1 = Nicole Richardson

| updated = 24 April 2025

| url_team = https://melbournemavericks.com/team

| url_anzc = https://netball.com.au/team/melbourne-mavericks

}}

{{nb|England}}

• Eleanor Cardwell
• Sasha Glasgow

{{nb|South Africa}}

• Rolene Strautker

{{nb|Australia}}

• Amy Parmenter

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1. https://wwos.nine.com.au/netball/super-netball-2023-collingwood-confirm-withdrawal-conclusion-of-season/4cbb8c47-770e-4782-a702-ceb8af38e140 Retrieved 2023-05-25.
2. ^ ^{a b} Carter, Brittany (2023-07-21). "Craig Hutchison wins bid for eighth Super Netball team". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
3. ^ "Eighth Licence Awarded". Super Netball. 2023-07-21. Retrieved 2023-07-21.
4. ^ "Decorated coach to lead newest team". Super Netball. 2023-08-02. Retrieved 2023-09-20.
5. ^ "Mavericks confirm new home at Waverley Netball Centre". Sports Entertainment Network. 2023-10-20. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
6. ^ "SEN unveils the Melbourne Mavericks - a game-changing new netball brand". Sports Entertainment Network. 2023-09-20. Retrieved 2023-09-20.

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